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Internet search giant Google has rolled out the second Android Q developer preview, and because of that several new features -- which will soon be rolled out with the Android Q update -- have been revealed.[br][br][br]
[br][br]One such feature is native support for “directional, zoomable microphones” via a MicrophoneDirection API.[br][br]"You can use the API to specify a preferred direction of the microphone when taking an audio recording. For example, when the user is taking a "selfie" video, you can request the front-facing microphone for audio recording (if it exists) by calling setMicrophoneDirection(MIC_DIRECTION_FRONT). Additionally, this API introduces a standardized way of controlling zoomable microphones, allowing your app to have control over the recording field dimension using setMicrophoneFieldDimension(float)," said Google in Android Developers Blog.[br][br]This feature should basically enable Android users to record louder and clearer sounds.[br]Last month, Google allowed some non-Pixel smartphones to participate in the Android Q beta program. This was confirmed by Iliyan Malchev, the head of Project Treble at Google in a podcast to Android Developers Backstage.[br][br] Malchev confirmed that Android Q beta will have more non-Pixel smartphones in the list as compared to what was there for Android Pie beta. He cannot share the numbers yet.[br]This move is likely to solve Google’s old and one of the biggest issues of Android fragmentation a bit more than before as the new OS will be reaching more handsets upon the launch.[br][br]We will know soon about it as the search giant will be revealing more about the OS version at the upcoming Google IO 2019 conference from May 7 to May 9 at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, California, US. The final version of Android Q is likely to roll out later this year around the same time when new Google Pixel smartphones are expected. |
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发表于 2019-04-04 22:41:47
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